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I am really getting tired of people thinking its okay for their dog to be off leash. This city has a leash law for EVERYONE!!! I don't care how well you think your dog listens, your not above the law. I shouldn't have to worry about where I walk my 2 dogs because I might run into someone with their dogs loose (even if it is on your front yard it can still run off). I work hard to have my dogs behave well and I am a responsible dog owner and follow the laws (including picking up their deposits).If you can't follow the laws and be responsible with your dogs then you shouldn't have one!!!

oncebittentwiceshy(Guest)

I used to go for a walk every night after dinner until I got chased by a big dog on 4th ave and 25st west. Someone passing by in a car tried to run it over before it came to bite me, which didn't work.
Now I don't walk anymore. Irresponsible owners ruin it for everyone!!!!

momof4(Guest)

If you move to the country ,,you still have the same probs,,,There are ALOT of dumped dogs out here,,,roaming and end up wild,,,What bylaw does the RM have??? Never heard of one,,,,,All I know is you hear gun shots going now and than and think was it a dog/coyote/wolf/bear

Home owner(Guest)

I have a dog who has been properly trained. She does come out in our front yard with us and at times is not on a leash. We are responsible adults who watch our dog. I agree that when you walk your dog on the sidewalk or in a park it must be on a leash at ALL TIMES. Even when on the rotory trail. Our yard backs onto it and I see every day people walking dogs off leash. I know of people in my neighborhood who walk their dogs off leash on the trail and have a beware of dog sign on their fence. They know the dog is a danger to others but yet she lets it loose. I recomemd calling bylaw when you have a problem, that is what we have done in the past and will continue to do. The laws do apply to everyone no matter who you are or where you work.

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I came home today to no water and shortly after while checking the mail, I found a notice tag on the front door which was NOT there last night. I'm almost certain I recall being told that affected residents should have at least a 24 hour notification for "Scheduled Maintenance", such as this case is. I do not normally use my front door as I park at the rear of my house, but I know for a fact that the tag was NOT there last night when I used the front door as I left the house when a friend picked me up at 8:30pm and when I returned shortly after 10:00pm. The notice says that my area will be affected "All Day"(still going as I write this) and that I should store water for drinking and sanitary purposes. Now, how the @#$% I'm I supposed to do that when I wasn't given adequate time to do so? Contrary to the beliefs of City workers, I DO have a job and it does not allow me to go home and check for notices that should have been there at least a day before. Normally, I just let these things run off my back because I know how this City works and I thought I had learned to deal with it, but if I'm going to be continuously dealing with things that directly affect my house and my family, Mr. Cotterill is going to have to beef up the door on his office. Hey, at least I'm decent enough to give ample notice.

fyi(Guest)

just an fyi, this was scheduled but i heard they ran into another problem and had to then do an emergency shut off to repair it and they are still there by the looks of it and its 830 at night, so in an emergency they have no choice but to shut it off until fixed, they do go door to door to try to give ppl at least enough time to collect water but if your not home they cant just wait for you to get home so therefore you get a notice telling u whats happening

c(Guest)

That's pretty much what happened, FYI. As I stated in the other thread for this complaint, the initial maintenance they were doing was scheduled to take place over the course of the entire day. Therefore, I should have had at least one day of notification prior to this. They did run into a snag just as they were finishing up the maintenance work on the corner of 4th Ave W and 15th St. Just as they were back filling, I saw them rush over to the 200 block(in front of Vern's Pizza). I don't have an issue with the main breaking as that's almost uncontrollable, my complaint was simply regarding the lack of notification given before carrying out a lengthy maintenance job in the first place. That notice tag was put on my door AFTER I had left for work that morning. At least they were good enough to call a water truck in for last night and today. Feel sorry for the old guy having to sit out there from 8am until 10pm though.

I agree with Transplant and eh: why does every high school kid have todrive to school? Out of my circle of friends back at CCHS a zillion years ago, one of my buddies owned a car. The rest of us walked or took the bus. Kids are spolied today. ;)

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I came home today to no water and shortly after while checking the mail, I found a notice tag on the front door which was NOT there last night. I'm almost certain I recall being told that affected residents should have at least a 24 hour notification for "Scheduled Maintenance", such as this case is. I do not normally use my front door as I park at the rear of my house, but I know for a fact that the tag was NOT there last night when I used the front door as I left the house when a friend picked me up at 8:30pm and when I returned shortly after 10:00pm. The notice says that my area will be affected "All Day"(still going as I write this) and that I should store water for drinking and sanitary purposes. Now, how the @#$% I'm I supposed to do that when I wasn't given adequate time to do so? Contrary to the beliefs of City workers, I DO have a job and it does not allow me to go home and check for notices that should have been there at least a day before. Normally, I just let these things run off my back because I know how this City works and I thought I had learned to deal with it, but if I'm going to be continuously dealing with things that directly affect my house and my family, Mr. Cotterill is going to have to beef up the door on his office. Hey, at least I'm decent enough to give ample notice.

Trisha(Guest)

You would complain if they didn't fix it and water got into your basement. Maybe since you are so close to the river you should spend a week or two hauling water from the river in a pail. Maybe then you would develope a sense of appreciation for a water utility amd realize that it needs repairs from time to time.

M(Guest)

The water main break was a direct result of the maintenence that was scheduled to be done... so therefore a good portion of this persons complaint is substantial.. We need to be given 24 hrs notice in the offchance and emergency comes up where water needs to be turned off.. If this had happened on your street, I am sure many of you would have complained as well

Trisha(Guest)

big bob(Guest)

to everyone who complians next time maybe come out and help do the work instead of complaining and you will then see how hard of work it really can be then maybe you will understand that city workers dont just drink coffee all day those guys worked long hours into the night to get it fixed for you the least you could do is go out and thank the crews taking time out of their lives and get your water back on instead of cut them down and be lazy fat a s s 's and not do anything but sit in your sh it fillid diapers and complain

open your eyes(Guest)

umm the reason saskatoon is getting another bridge is because they are demolishing the oldest one. you really think the city of pa can afford a new bridge brighten up our little bit of taxes from 40,000 ppl compared to 300,000 ppl in saskatoon. we need alot of money from the provincal and federal government to get one!!!

wantsbridgefixed(Guest)

The bridge really needs work going North. What's going to happen when someone loses a tire from the potholes? Is City Hall going to pay for those repairs because they are the ones that are spending money in other places besides fixing roads.
Also, where is the bridge going to be in 10 years if they don't fix it right the first time? People living North won't be able to get home or nobody will be able to visit our beautiful lakes.
Come on City of Prince Albert, Do something about this. We have only one bridge!

Sleek(Guest)

Lol, good point but you might as well go in a closet and complain to yourself. This council is oblivious to anything overwhelmingly obvious. The bridge could definetely use some resurfacing as well as concrete baracades that are not crumbling and maybe a coat of paint, that 20 yr old hospital mint green paint makes me dry heave a I pass under it, but really it fits in with the whole theme of this crap whole we call p.a. Good luck getting that bridge some attention, we got about 80% of the city that needs a complete road resurfacing, not to mention 80% of all alleys need to be rebuilt and redone. Last I checked it was a $50,000,000 back log of road work, which seems like a low estimate considering alot of places in p.a no longer have curbs anymore(grass grown over them). Lets build another soccer centre then.

I see the recently upgraded concrete barriers are crumbling away to the point where the guard rail is falling down on one side. I've never seen that happen in any other city, why is it happening to our bridge? I think it's seeing more use than one bridge can handle. Sure we're only 40,000 people but our city also provides the main access to industry and tourism the north. The government should take that into consideration when it comes to funding.

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A distance of eight houses between my house and the community mailbox and I counted over ten piles of dog ****. This after the walks had been cleaned from the last snowfall. I've witnessed people with dogs who deliberately let their dogs do this but there is nothing that can be done short of an altercation which I don't need. Massive fines...$500.00

anonymous(Guest)

I agree with this person's frustration. I would like to see a crackdown on people throwing beer bottles out. There is a deposit for the bottles on return. I had a bottle actually thrown and smashed on my doorstep. My son stepped out and had his foot gashed. That is one time we wished it was actually dog dropping. I agree there should be a fine for people not picking up after their pets. Cats are another headache. Love your cat, keep it home. Do not allow it to do its business in neighbor's flower beds and garden's. There is nothing more disgusting than digging into that mess either.

You know, for about $5 you can buy a little container full of dog doo bags at Walmart that attachs neatly to your leash so you always have a bag to clean up after fido...and if you can walk your dog, you can carry the full bag to the next garbage can.

hdg(Guest)

i agree if people are going to have dogs they are best to look after there dogs and when walking how hard is it to take plastic bags to pick it up. why have a dog if not going to clean up after the dog. i hate taking kids for a walk and have to see then step in it or myself get the stroller all full of dog poop or u have to pick it up so the next person doesnt step in it. if u arent going to do that then why have a dog.

Disgusted(Guest)

Wouldn't it be nice if you could video tape them, find out where they live, then have by laws enforcement fine them? I would love that. People who don't clean up after their dogs are disgusting, lazy pigs.

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Just sat at an intersection with my left turn signal on waiting for oncoming car to go through after the light turned green. They just sat there on the right of way.
If you do not know who should proceed 1st at the intersection you need to go back to driving school.
I don t mean to offend but really, our lives are worth it.
Not just this person all of you. Cuz lotsa you (dare i say) drivers suck.

Wow Pro Driver that was a whole lot of BS wrapped up into one big babbling story. i think I lost IQ points reading your babble. You are quite rude and one of the most iggnorant people i have come accross on here.

i for one have an excellent driving record, have never received a ticket in my 20 years of driving and only had to take 1 course not several like you claim. Who's the better driver now?????? I would much rather have a cautious driver then some arse wipe that thinks he's in the Indy 500 driving like an idiot!!!!

pro driver(Guest)

ACTually what i had started saying was not to offend, but if you need help you should seek it.
That stands for you to annoyed. You can't lose to many points IQ before you are officially at talking monkey status. OOoopps. Sorry bud i should check this more often. Would you like a bananna?
Did I need to take a course to become a driver with more miles put on in a month than you will put on in a two year span? Yes, so i took it.
Does Vlasic need to know what he's talking about to talk? Apparently not.
If you look at the maltese cross' closest variant you see red with black lining.
If you look at the iron cross it is all black, and usually found on the nazi red background, much like that other losers cross.( Did ya notice how he didn't comment on your defence of him. Yeah I was shocked too.)
AND I drive better than you two too.